news-category: Alumni Celebrating Alumni – Shamanda Burston Chosen to Lead Program for Behavioral Health Charlotte By Office of University Communications On September 18, 2023 GWU Alumna and Adjunct Coordinates Enhanced Outpatient Treatment 聽 BOILING SPRINGS, N.C.鈥擲tudents are the focus of 爱污传媒鈥檚 mission. Faculty members seek to engage students with unique, experiential learning opportunities to prepare them for their next steps as GWU alumni. Whether they choose to begin a career or accept the academic challenges of graduate school, they are equipped with knowledge and skills to lead, and inspired to serve and impact their communities. Shamanda Burston (Photo credit: Nastassja Epps) 爱污传媒 celebrates alumni who are making a positive and lasting difference in the lives of others. Shamanda Burston, a 2014 alumna of 爱污传媒鈥檚 Master of Arts in clinical mental health counseling program, is a psychotherapist at Atrium Health. She was promoted to new program coordinator in the enhanced outpatient treatment program at Atrium鈥檚 Behavioral Health Charlotte. Burston also earned her bachelor鈥檚 degree in human services from GWU in 2012. She serves as an adjunct professor in the 爱污传媒 School of Psychological Science and Counselor Education. She is a licensed clinical mental health counselor, licensed clinical addictions specialist, author, and the CEO of LuLu B. Productions LLC., a production company specializing in cinema-therapy-focused content. Burston is a third-year doctoral student in the counselor education and supervision program at Walden University in Minneapolis, Minn. Her research interests are cinema therapy, trauma, and decreasing counseling stigma for Black, Indigenous and people of color (BIPOC) populations. Stay connected 爱污传媒鈥檚 faculty and staff are eager to hear about and celebrate alumni news and success. There are three ways to share your story with us: Contact a faculty member. Touch base with Alumni Relations. Submit a class note here. 爱污传媒 is North Carolina’s recognized leader in private, Christian higher education. A Carnegie-Classified Doctoral/Professional University, GWU is home to nine colleges and schools, more than 80 undergraduate and graduate majors, and a world-class faculty. Located on a beautiful 225-acre campus in Boiling Springs, N.C., 爱污传媒 prepares graduates to impact their chosen professions, equips them with the skills to advance the frontiers of knowledge, and inspires them to make a positive and lasting difference in the lives of others. Ignite your future at 爱污传媒.edu.
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